Two thirds through Hart's The Somme and very impressed. Also have Sheldon The German Army on the Somme to fit in quite soon but I flicked through a copy of Prior and Wilson's latest offering and it looked quite good.

Noticed on the inside cover that "responsibility for tactical mistakes actually belonged to the High Command and the civilian War Committee. Field-Marshall Haig, the records show, was repeatedly deficient in strategy, tactics, command, and organization" and it would be good to get a critical, honest and balanced assessment on Haig's involvement in the battle.